Comparison

pixelizer vs CineDock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

pixelizer

Transform your camera feed and photos into pixelated art. Adjust pixel size, apply effects to faces or eyes, and save or share your creations. Easily pixelize images from your camera or photo library.

Highlights
  • Real-time camera pixelation
  • Adjustable pixel size
  • Face and eye pixelation modes
  • Pixelize existing photos
  • Save and share pixelated images
  • Grid on/off option
Features
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Welcome to the 8-bit world. pixelizer turns everything your camera sees into real-time pixel art. Before you even press the shutter, you're already living inside a retro video game — complete with Game Boy greens, PICO-8 blues, LED-style dot matrices, and CRT scanlines. ■ Real-time pixelization • Live camera feed becomes pixel art instantly • Pick your pixel shape: classic squares or LED dots • Retro palettes built in: Off / Game Boy / PICO-8 / Grayscale / Apple II / MSX / Arcade • Bayer 4×4 ordered dithering for authentic pixel-art shading • Optional CRT scanline effect for extra nostalgia • Adjustable pixel size (5–50) via slider • Toggle cell borders on/off to change the mood ■ Gestures • Tap: focus • Double-tap: toggle the controls • Pinch: zoom • Shutter: tap to shoot, hold to record ■ A great camera experience • Full-screen preview, edge to edge • Tap anywhere to focus and lock exposure • Pinch to zoom • Press and hold the peek button to see the original frame • Shoot with the volume buttons or the Camera Control button • Shutter sound and one-tap save to a dedicated "pixelizer" album ■ Gallery & sharing • Browse, share, or delete your shots right inside the app • One-tap share with a built-in #pixelizer tag • Import photos from your library to pixelize anything you've already shot ■ System integration • Siri & Shortcuts support — just say "Open pixelizer" • Full Japanese / English localization Your street, your selfie, your lunch, your pet — everything becomes an 8-bit adventure. Start cropping the world in pixels today.

About

CineDock

Organize your movies and TV shows with this app. Save favorites, create watchlists, and discover new content in a clean, efficient interface. It helps manage your viewing plans and keeps everything you want to watch in one place.

Highlights
  • Organize viewing content
  • Save favorite movies and TV shows
  • Create personal watchlists
  • Manage viewing plans
  • Clean and focused experience
  • Content discovery
Features
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CineDock is an app focused on organizing your viewing experience and discovering content, helping you manage movies, TV shows, and personal watchlists with ease. Whether you are looking for your next favorite title or want to save and categorize the content you love, CineDock makes your viewing experience clearer, more efficient, and more organized. Key features: · Quickly browse and organize your viewing content · Save your favorite movies and TV shows · Create personal watchlists for easy access anytime · Manage your viewing plans in a more intuitive way · Enjoy a clean, smooth, and focused experience CineDock is perfect for anyone who loves movies, TV shows, and streaming content. Keep everything you want to watch in one place. Note: This app itself does not provide, bundle, or distribute any music resources or copyrighted content. Users must connect to their own personal storage and provide their own legal audio files. We respect intellectual property rights and advise users to only use content for which they have obtained legal authorization. Privacy Policy: https://doc.ixiaoxiang.cn/cine-dock/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://doc.ixiaoxiang.cn/cine-dock/user-agreement

Screenshots

pixelizer2 screens
CineDock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CineDock at 100% against pixelizer's 40%. CineDock also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.7). pixelizer's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CineDock is free to download; pixelizer costs $0.99 up front. pixelizer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and CineDock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CineDock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of pixelizer's written reviews are positive against 100% of CineDock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pixelizer ships an update every 2 months, CineDock weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
pixelizer versus CineDock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpixelizerCineDock
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developericot榆麟 邓

Customer experience

pixelizer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

CineDock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

pixelizer

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Big Tip$9.99
3 purchases

CineDock

Subscriptions2
  • CineDock Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • CineDock Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is pixelizer free?
pixelizer costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is CineDock free?
CineDock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, pixelizer or CineDock?
CineDock is rated higher. pixelizer averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while CineDock averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do pixelizer or CineDock have ads?
Neither pixelizer nor CineDock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, pixelizer or CineDock?
pixelizer ships an update every 2 months, and CineDock weekly. Most recently, pixelizer was updated on November 1, 2026 and CineDock on October 14, 2026.

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